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==== Britain ====
* [[October 1]] &ndash; King [[Æthelwulf|Æthelwulf of Wessex]] marries the 12- or 13-year-old [[Judith of Flanders|Judith]], daughter of Charles the Bald, at [[Verberie]] (Northern [[France]]). She is crowned queen and [[Anointing|anointed]] by [[Hincmar]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims|Reims]]. The [[marriage]] is a diplomatic alliance between [[Wessex]] and the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]].<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', p. 18. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}.</ref>
* Winter &ndash; Æthelwulf returns to Wessex to face a revolt by his eldest son [[Æthelbald of Wessex|Æthelbald]], who usurps the [[throne]]. Æthelwulf agrees to give up the western part of his kingdom, in order to avoid a [[civil war]]. He keeps control over [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]], [[Surrey]], [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]] and [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]], over which Prince [[Æthelberht of Wessex|Æthelberht]] has presided.{{sfnm|1a1=Keynes|1y=1998|1p=7|2a1=Abels|2y=2002|2p=89}}